Railroad-tie



. HENDERSON.

ROAD TIE.

.ANDP

RAIL

APPLICATION FILED. MAR. 30. 1920.

Patented Dec. 28, 1920.

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I. AND P. HENDERSON.

RAILROAD TIE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 30. 1920.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RAILROAD-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 28, 1920.

Application filed March 30, 1920. Serial No. 370,005.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JERRY HENDERSON and PERRY HENDERSON, citizens of the United States, residing at Courteney, in the county of Stutsman and State of North Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railroad-Ties; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the inven tion, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This inventionrelates to new and useful improvements in metallic railroad ties, and has for one of its objects the provision of a device of the above stated character which will have the resiliency and advantages of a wooden tie without the disadvantages and expense of such ties caused by the short period of time the latter may be used before it becomes rotten or decayed and renders the track unsafe for use.

Another object of this invention is the provision of a combined cushioning and fastening means for securing the rails to the tie which prevents spreading or creeping of the rails and eliminates accidents caused by the same.

A further object of this invention is the provision of a tie including a pair of detachable sections which allows convenient handling and placing of the tie on a railroad bed.

A still further object of this invention is the provision of adjustable and detachable connection for the sections that permits adjustment of said sections toward and from each other so that the gage of the track may be easily corrected or varied without detaching the rails from saidsections thus reducing the time and labor required to true the track.

With these and other objects in View as will become more apparent as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of our invention reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation illustrating a railroad tie constructed in accordance with our invention, i

Fig. 2 is a top plan View illustrating the same,

Fig. 3 1s a perspective view illustrating one of the inner rail securing members,

Fig. 4: is a similar view illustrating one of the outer rail securing members,

Fig. 5 is a bottom plan view of one of the outer rail securing members,

F 1g. 6 is a sectional View taken on the line 66 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary perspective view illustrating the connection between the sections of the tie,

ig. 8 is a perspective view illustrating a 1 1m, y

Fig. 9 is a fragmentary perspective view illustrating the shim in place,

Fig. 10 is a detail sectional View, illustrating one of the spring catches for retaining the pins in the outer clamping plates.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the numeral 1 indicates a railroad tie consisting of sections 2 and 3 that are preferably constructed from metal plates 4 that have their edges bent downwardly to form supporting and retaining flanges 5. The sections 2 and 3 are adapted to rest on the usual railroad bed 6 with the flanges 5 buried in said railroad bed to prevent shifting or sliding of the tie during use. The flanges 5 terminate short of the inner ends. of the sections to form extensions 7 that are slotted at spaced intervals and rolled upon themselves to form pintle bearings 8 which receive pintles 9 that extend through eyes 10 formed in the ends of turn buckle rods 11. The rods 11 are connected by ordinary turn buckles 12 providing a construction which will permit the sections to be adjusted toward and from each other. A locking bar 13 is passed through the turn buckles 12 after the sec- .tions have been adjusted to prevent accidental turning of said turn buckles during the use of the device. A cover 14 is placed over the turn buckles 12 to protect them and includes a pair of sections adjustably connected together as illustrated at 15 and have formed at their outer corners apertured cars 16 to receive the pintles 9 whereby said cover is firmly secured in place.

Inner and outer clamping plates 17 and 18 are secured to the sections 2 and 3 by bolts or like fasteners 19 and include upwardly inclined portions 20 terminating in flanges 21. Cushioning blocks 22, constructed of wood or any other material'suitable for the purpose, extend transversely of the sections 2 and 3 between the inclined portions 20 of the clamping plates 17 and are spaced from said inclined portions so as to receive inner and outer rail securing members 23 and 2d. The inner rail securing members 23 consist of body portions 25 which have straight inner faces 26 to abut the sides of the cushioning blocks 22 while their outer faces are disposed on an incline to conform to the inclination of the inclined portions 20 of the clamping plates 17. A curved flange 27 is formed on the upper edge of the body 25 and is adapted to engage and partially overlie the base of the rails 28 mounted on the cushioning blocks 22 and also form shoulders 29 to be engaged by the flanges 21 of the clamping plates 17. The inclined faces of the bodies 25 have formed thereon pins 30 that extend through openings in the inclined portions 20 of the clamping plates 17 to hold the inner rail securing members in position and against end-wise movement with relationto the cushioning blocks and the clamping plates 17.

The outer rail securing members 24 include bodies 31 which are substantially wedge shaped by being tapered from one of their ends in the direction of their other ends, and are driven between the cushioning blocks and the outer clamping plates 18 and are provided with a series of openings 32 any of which are adapted to receive pins 33 mounted in openings in the inclined portions 20 of the outer clamping plates 18.

. The pins 33 are retained in their respective openings 32 by means of tension plates 34; placed over their outer ends and pivoted to the outer clamping plates as illustrated at 35. The bodies 31 have straight inner faces to engage the cushioning blocks and inclined outer faces to conform to the inolination of the inclined portions 20 of the outer clamping plates 18. Curved flanges 36 are formed on the upper edges of the bodies 31, and overlie the bases of the rails 28 and also form shoulders 37 to be engaged by the flanges 21 on the outer clamping plates 18. Thus it will be seen that when the rail securing members are correctly positioned between the cushioning blocks and the clamping plates, their curved flanges will over-lie and engage the bases of the rails and firmly secure said rails to said blocks and against spreading in relation to each other.

The straight inner faces of the bodies 25 of the inner rail securing members have formed thereon vertical ribs 38 which are adapted to fit in grooves 39 in the cushion ing blocks to prevent them from creeping transversely of the sections 2 and 3.

Reinforcing and strengthening ribs 40 are formed integral with the inner and outer clamping plates 17 and 18 and with their inclined portions 20 so as to strengthen and prevent bending of said portions when subjected to excessive strains.

A shim 41 may be placed between the bases of the rails and the curved flanges of the inner and outer rail securing members if desired, and consists of a body 42 with curved ears 13 formed on one edge and at each end adapted to engage or receive between the same one of the curved flanges of the rail securing member which the shim is being used in conjunction with. The shim ll is only used when the securing members do not tightly engage the base of the rails or when there is a space between said parts.

While we have shown and described the preferred embodiment of our invention, it is to be understood that minor changes in construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described the invention what we claim is:

1. A railroad tie comprising metallic sections, cushioning blocks on said sections and supporting rails, means securing the blocks to the sections and the rails to the blocks, means adjustably connecting the sections, and a cover detachably connected to the sec tions and overlying the last named means.

2. A railroad tie comprising metallic sections, means securing rails to said sections, pintle bearings formed on the adjacent ends of said sections, pintles carried by said bearings, and turn buckles connecting said pintles.

3. A railroad tie comprising metallic sections, means securing rails to said sections, pintle bearings formed on said sections, pintles carried by said bearings, turn buckles connecting said pintles, and an adjustable cover overlying the turn buckles and secured to the pintles.

4. A railroad tie comprising metallic sections, means securing rails to said sections, pintles journaled to said sections. turn buckles connecting said pintles, a cover overlying the turn buckles and including a pair of sections, means adjustably connecting the sections of said cover together, and apertured ears formed on said cover for receiving the pintles.

5. A railroad tie comprising a pair of metallic sections, downwardly extending flanges formed on the sides of said sections and adapted to extend into a road-bed and terminating short of the opposing ends of said sections to form extensions, said extensions being slotted and rolled upon themselves to form pintle bearings, pintles in said bearings, turn buckles connecting said pintles, and means securing rails to said sections.

6. A railroad tie comprising .a metallic body, spaced clamping plates secured to said body, cushioning blocks between said clamping plates and supporting rails, and means between the clamping plates and blocks for securing said blocks to the body and for securing the rails to the blocks.

7. A railroad tie comprising a metallic body, cushioning blocks resting on said body and supporting rails, clamping plates secured to said body and having inclined portions spaced from the sides of said blocks. rail securing members between the inclined portions and said blocks and engaging the rails, and means securing said members to the clamping plates.

8. A railroad tie comprising a metallic body, cushioning blocks on said body anu supporting rails, inner and outer clamping plates secured to said body and having inclined portions spaced from said blocks, rail securing members between the blocks and the inclined portions, flanges formed on the members and engaging the rails, and means securing said members to the clamping plates.

9. A railroad tie comprising a metallic body, cushioning blocks on sald body and supporting rails, inner and outer clamping plates secured to said body and having in clined portions, rail securing members between said blocks and inclined portions,

flanges formed on said members and engag ing the rails, flanges formed on said inclined portions and engaging the members, and means securing the members to the clamping plates.

10. A railroad tie comprising a metallic body, cushioning blocks on said body and supporting rails, inner and outer clamping plates secured to said body and having inclined portions, inner and outer rail securing members between the inclined portions and the blocks, flanges formed on the members and engaging the rails, flanges formed on the inclined portions and engaging said members, pins secured to the inner rail securing members and extending through the inner clamping plates, a rib formed on the inner clamping member and biting into said blocks, said outer rail securing members having a series of sockets, removable pins carried by the outer clamping plate and engaging said sockets, and means securing the .last named pins to their respective clamping plates.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

JERRY HENDERSON. PERRY HENDERSON. \Vitnesses M. W. PATTERSON, ARTHUR Corsair. 

